Toilet seat lifter



- April 23, 1935. D, V DE U 1,999,070

TOILET SEAT LIFTER Filed April 24, 19:54

INVENTOR amyazm av ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 23, 193 I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE TOILET SEAT LIFTER Lorentz D. Svedelius, Melbourne, Fla. Application April 24, 1934, Serial No. 722,195

1 Claim. (01. 4-251) The invention relates to a toilet seat lifter standard type and B the seat which is suitably and more especially to a foot controlled toilet hinged so that it can be raised and lowered from seat lifter. and onto the bowl, as is common.

The primary object of the invention is the The device comprises a bracket 5, preferably 5 provision of a device of this character, wherein made from a fiat bar bent to provide an attach- 5 a toilet seatvby manipulation of the foot of a ing end portion 6 having the bight 1 therein to person, can be conveniently lifted and when the conform to the flanged base 8 of the bowl A, foot has been released the seat will be lowered and this end 6 is made fast to an anchoring onto the bowl, the device being of novel conbolt 9 for the bowl. The other end of the 10 struction and convenient and handy for use. bracket 5 constitutes an upright or supporting 10 Another object of the invention is the propost It for a vertically swinging lever II which vision of a device of this character which is exis pivoted to the upright or post, as at l2, while tremely simple in construction, thoroughly reat the outer end of the lever is a foot-engaging liable and eilicient in its purpose, readily and head I3, and loosely connected to the inner end easily applied to and removed from a toilet fixoi the lever is a link M, the latter at its upper- 15 ture. and inexpensive to manufacture. most end being joumaled in a bearing I 5 se- With these and other objects in view, the incured to the bottom face of the seat B. vention consists in the features of construction, The parts of the device are located at one combination and arrangement of parts as will side of the bowl A and by foot pressure upon be hereinafter more fully described in detail, the head l3 the seat B can be raised from the 20 illustrated in the accompanying drawing, which bowl to an elevated position, as is clearly shown disclosesflie preferred embodiment of the invenby dotted lines'inFigure 1 of the drawing, the tion, and pointed out in the claim hereunto apnormal position of the seat being lowered, as pended. shown by full lines in Figures 1 and '2 of the In the accompanying drawing: drawing. 25

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a toilet bowl What is claimed is: showing a seat and cover, with the device con- The combination of a pair of levers, one lever structed in accordance with the invention aphaving right-angular ends, the other lever havplied to the seat, the latter being shown by full ing a hole in one end for loosely receiving one lines in lowered position and by dotted lines in right-angular end of the other lever, a bearing 0 raised position. v for mounting upon a cover of a toilet bowl and \Figure 2 is a front elevation. loosely receiving the other right-angular end of Figure 3 is a perspective view of the device said other lever, a foot-engaging portion on the detached. lever having the hole and at the other end there- Similar reference characters indicate correof, and a bracket for engaging a base fastener 35 parts throughout the several views in ofsaid bowl and having the lever carrying the the drawing. foot-engaging portion pivotally supported there- Referring to the drawing in detail, A desigby. nates generally a toilet bowl of conventional or LOREN'IZ D. SVEDELIUS. 

